Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Roaring Gap (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Roaring Gap. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Roaring Gap is located in Alleghany County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alleghany County: Ashe, Surry, Wilkes & Grayson (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Roaring Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roaring Gap:
- Alleghany County (The home county of Roaring Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Glade Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Amelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Piney Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Topia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Alexander County
- Vashti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Transou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Glendale Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wagoner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Weavers Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Crumpler
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Obids
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Orion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Grassy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Helton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- West Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Love Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Houstonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Devotion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Elkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Dobson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Watauga County
- Stony Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Traphill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Moxley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Abshers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Dehart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Ronda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Boonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cycle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Nebo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Branon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Hamptonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Lambsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pipers Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Cana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fancy Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Gladesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Hillsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Fries
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Rugby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Patrick County (VA)
- Ararat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Speedwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roaring Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Roaring Gap.
Cemeteries Near Roaring Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roaring Gap.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Roaring Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roaring Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Woodruff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Traphill.
- The Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Johnson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188960 <2>
- Knobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- State Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glade Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (500 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Truitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Roaring Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roaring Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roaring Gap, with the one closest to Roaring Gap listed first.
- Cherry Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Traphill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Devotion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Joynes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joynes
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lomax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Dockery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Benham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- State Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Ladonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dehart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ennice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roaring Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roaring Gap.
Newspapers Published in Roaring Gap ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roaring Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roaring Gap, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roaring Gap.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Roaring Gap:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Ashe County
- Iredell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Wythe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roaring Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roaring Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |